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   At least one person died and several others -- including children -- were   
   hurt in shootings around Philadelphia over eight hours Thursday night into   
   Friday morning.   
      
   Here is a breakdown of the second consecutive violent night in Philadelphia   
   where several people were shot.   
      
   Toddler, 2 teens shot in North Philadelphia   
      
   The violent night began in North Philadelphia where a 2-year-old boy, 15-   
   year-old girl and 17-year-old boy were shot along North 11th Street -- near   
   Master Street -- just after 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024,   
   Philadelphia police said.   
      
   All three victims were struck in their legs and expected to survive,   
   Philadelphia Police Inspector Scott Small said. The toddler and girl are   
   related and live near where they were shot.   
      
   The search for a motive and whoever fired more than 30 shots over two blocks   
   continued, Small said. It wasn't clear if any of the teens were the intended   
   target.   
      
   "Of course, we don't believe anybody would shoot a 2-year-old," Small said.   
   "The 15-year-old we also believe was struck by stray gunfire."   
      
   Children have made up around 14% of at least 583 shootings in Philadelphia   
   so far this year, according to data compiled by the City Controller's   
   Office.   
      
   There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured   
   gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.   
      
   Man shot in Oxford Circle   
   Philadelphia police said officers found a man shot in his thigh along the   
   600 block of Frontenac Street in the Oxford Circle section of Northeast   
   Philadelphia just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday.   
      
   Officers rushed the man to the hospital where he was being treated in stable   
   condition, investigators said.   
      
   No one was arrested and no weapon was recovered, police said.   
      
   Man, woman shot in Port Richmond   
   Philadelphia police rushed to East Ann Street, near Tulip Street, around   
   12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 12, 2024, to find a woman in her 30s shot in the   
   arm and a man in his 20s shot in the lower back, Small said.   
      
   Both victims were rushed to the hospital where they were being treated in   
   stable condition, Small said.   
      
   At least eight shots were fired into a crowd of six to eight people,   
   investigators said.   
      
   "The shooter fired multiple shots into the crowd," Small said.   
      
   Investigators spent the early hours of Friday searching for clues that they   
   hope would help them track down the shooter.   
      
   Man shot near SEPTA terminal in Frankford   
   Just before 3 a.m. Friday a Philadelphia police officer heard multiple   
   gunshots along Arrott Street, near Frankford Avenue in the Frankford   
   neighborhood, and rushed toward the gunfire, Small said.   
      
   The officer found a man in his 20s bleeding from his back and a man believed   
   to be the gunman.   
      
   The officer arrested the suspected shooter, while the shooting victim was   
   rushed to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition.   
      
   Investigators recovered a gun and searched over surveillance video from the   
   nearby SEPTA Market-Frankford Line Arrott Transportation Center in hopes of   
   piecing together a motive for the shooting, Small said.   
      
   Man found bleeding from neck on Kensington Avenue   
   Police officers responded to a 911 call to find a man bleeding from his neck   
   on the sidewalk of the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue around 3:30 a.m. on   
   Friday, Small said.   
      
   Police rushed the unresponsive man to the hospital where he was undergoing   
   surgery in critical condition Friday morning, Small said.   
      
   It appeared that a shooter fired at least once at the man from close range,   
   according to investigators.   
      
   Police hoped that surveillance video would help them track down the shooter,   
   Small said.   
      
   Man gunned down in West Philadelphia   
   Finally, before 4:30 a.m. Friday, officers rushed to the intersection of   
   South 55th and Sansom streets in West Philadelphia to find a man shot in the   
   chest, according to Small.   
      
   Police said that medics pronounced the unidentified man -- believed to be in   
   his 20s -- dead a short time later.   
      
   Investigators didn't find any evidence of a shooting at the scene and   
   received no calls about gunfire in the area, Small said.   
      
   Police hoped to find out answers by pouring over surveillance video and   
   other clues, Small said.   
      
   Despite the recent violent nights, homicides in Philadelphia remain down   
   about 40% year-to-date, with 137 people killed in the city as of Friday   
   morning, according to Philadelphia police data.   
      
      
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